1 During the time that Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, the Lord gave this message to Micah, who was from the town of Moresheth. The Lord revealed to Micah all these things about Samaria and Jerusalem.
A Lament for Samaria and Jerusalem
2 Hear this, all you nations;
listen to this, all who live on earth!
The Sovereign Lord will testify against you.
Listen! He speaks from his heavenly temple.
3 The Lord is coming from his holy place;
he will come down and walk on the tops of the mountains.
4 Then the mountains will melt under him
like wax in a fire;
they will pour down into the valleys
like water pouring down a hill.
5 All this will happen because the people of Israel have sinned and rebelled against God. Who is to blame for Israel's rebellion? Samaria, the capital city itself! Who is guilty of idolatry in Judah? Jerusalem itself! 6 So the Lord says, “I will make Samaria a pile of ruins in the open country, a place for planting grapevines. I will pour the rubble of the city down into the valley, and will lay bare the city's foundations. 7 All its precious idols will be smashed to pieces, everything given to its temple prostitutes will be destroyed by fire, and all its images will become a desolate heap. Samaria acquired these things for its fertility rites, and now her enemies will carry them off for temple prostitutes elsewhere.”
8 Then Micah said, “Because of this I will mourn and lament. To show my sorrow, I will walk around barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and wail like an ostrich. 9 Samaria's wounds cannot be healed, and Judah is about to suffer in the same way; destruction has reached the gates of Jerusalem itself, where my people live.”
The Enemy Approaches Jerusalem
10 Don't tell our enemies in Gath about our defeat; don't let them see you weeping. People of Beth Leaphrah, show your despair by rolling in the dust! 11 You people of Shaphir, go into exile, naked and ashamed. Those who live in Zaanan do not dare to come out of their city. When you hear the people of Bethezel mourn, you will know that there is no refuge there. 12 The people of Maroth anxiously wait for relief, because the Lord has brought disaster close to Jerusalem. 13 You that live in Lachish, hitch the horses to the chariots. You imitated the sins of Israel and so caused Jerusalem to sin. 14 And now, people of Judah, say good-bye to the town of Moresheth Gath. The kings of Israel will get no help from the town of Achzib.
15 People of Mareshah, the Lord will hand you over to an enemy, who is going to capture your town. The leaders of Israel will go and hide in the cave at Adullam. 16 People of Judah, cut off your hair in mourning for the children you love. Make yourselves as bald as vultures, because your children will be taken away from you into exile.
Dieva vēstījums Samarijai
1 Kunga vārds, kas bija moraštietim Miham Jūdas ķēniņu Jotāma, Āhāza un Jehizkijāhu laikā – viņa redzējums par Samariju un Jeruzālemi.
2 Dzirdiet, visas tautas!
Klau, zeme un viss, kas to pilda!
Kungs Dievs pret jums liecinās,
Kungs – no sava svētā tempļa.
3 Redzi, Kungs iznāk no savas mītnes,
nāk lejā un samin zemes augstienes.
4 Kalni kūst zem viņa un ielejas šķeļas,
kā vasks pie uguns, kā ūdens, tekot pa krauju.
5 Tas viss – Jēkaba pārkāpuma dēļ,
tādēļ ka grēkojis Israēla nams!
Kas ir Jēkaba pārkāpums – vai ne Samarija?
Kas ir Jūdas elku vietas – vai ne Jeruzāleme?
6 “Es darīšu Samariju par drupu kaudzi klajumā,
par vietu, kur stāda vīnadārzu.
Tās akmeņus sabēršu ielejā,
tās pamatus atsegšu!
7 Visus tās elkus sadauzīs,
tās nešķīsto algu sadedzinās ugunī,
visus tās dievekļus es izputināšu –
par maukas algu tie taisīti,
par maukas algu tie atkal paliks!”
Vēstījums Jūdas pilsētām
8 Par to man jākliedz un jābrēc,
jāstaigā basam un kailam,
jāklaigā kā šakālim,
jāvaid kā pūcei.
9 Viņas brūces nav dziedināmas –
tās cirstas jau Jūdā,
jau manas tautas vārtos,
jau Jeruzālemē!
10 To nestāstiet Gatā, raudāt neraudiet!
Bēt-Leafrā tev jāvārtās pīšļos!
11 Ej savu ceļu, Šāfīras iemītniece, kailuma apkaunota.
Caanānas iemītniece neiznāk laukā;
Bēt-Ēcela ir sērās, tā vieta tev atņemta!
12 Nīkst, cerot uz atlabšanu, Mārotas iemītniece,
jo Kunga sūtīts ļaunums jau Jeruzālemes vārtos.
13 Jūdz rumaku ratos, Lāhīšas iemītniece! –
No viņas sākās Ciānas meitas grēks,
tur Israēls tika pieķerts pārkāpumos.
14 Tādēļ tu dosi atvadu dāvanas Morešet-Gatai.
Ahzīvas nami kļuvuši nodevīgi pret Israēla ķēniņiem.
15 Vēl es atvedīšu tev īpašnieku, Mārēšas iemītniece,
un Israēla krāšņums nonāks Adullāmā .
16 Apcērp, noskuj galvu savu smalko dēlu dēļ,
noskuj sev pauri kā maitu lijai, jo viņus aizvedīs trimdā.
